Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 89 applications covering 89 positions for this role here, at a median of $78,000 a year. 74 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$56,098
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$71,989
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$87,901
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$103,792

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Northwestern University	Level I	12	12	$65,691
The University of Chicago	Level I	10	10	$67,824
Northwestern University	Level III	6	6	$72,761
AbbVie US LLC	Level III	3	3	$131,584
University of Chicago	Level II	3	3	$110,000
The University of Chicago	Level IV	3	3	$82,000
University of Illinois Chicago	Level II	3	3	$105,000
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago	Level IV	2	2	$75,629
Northwestern University	Level II	2	2	$81,917
The University of Chicago	Level III	2	2	$73,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Level II	1	1	$96,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Level III	1	1	$111,000
AbbVie Inc.	Level II	1	1	$105,000
ABBVIE INC.	Level IV	1	1	$134,000
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$179,594
Belay Diagnostics LLC	Level II	1	1	$87,901
Belay Diagnostics LLC	Level III	1	1	$103,792
The Curators of the University of Missouri	Level II	1	1	$67,000
DuPage Medical Technology, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$58,989
DuPage Medical Technology, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$117,998
The Field Museum of Natural History	Level II	1	1	$64,501
FITILA PLLC	Level IV	1	1	$125,000
Flagship Labs 119, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$332,800
LanzaTech Inc.	Level II	1	1	$73,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	Level II	1	1	$96,408
PPD Development, L.P.	Level II	1	1	$71,989
PPD Development, L.P.	Level IV	1	1	$103,792
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science	Level II	1	1	$64,501
Tempus AI	Level I	1	1	$95,000
Tempus AI	Level IV	1	1	$130,000
University of Illinois Chicago	Level I	1	1	$58,926
University of Illinois Chicago	Level III	1	1	$120,000
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC	Level I	1	1	$73,020
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC	Level III	1	1	$95,476
The University of Chicago	Level I	4	4	$71,000
The Fountain Group, LLC	Level II	1	1	$72,800
Northwestern University	Level I	1	1	$63,000
Northwestern University	Level III	1	1	$140,000
The University of Chicago	Level III	1	1	$77,000
Northwestern University	Level III	3	3	$62,546
Loyola University Chicago	Level I	1	1	$55,224
The University of Chicago	Level I	1	1	$57,000
The University of Chicago	Level IV	1	1	$96,255
VBM STAFFING SOLUTIONS LLC	Level II	1	1	$71,843
Northwestern University	Level I	2	2	$59,883
Loyola University Chicago	Level I	1	1	$63,852
Northwestern University	Level II	1	1	$78,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.